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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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